++Reading and Writing Strategies: Diversity and Multiculturalism: It's OK to Be Different

English Avenue Readers (reading and writing exercises, vocabulary and comprehension)

English Avenue has 9 levels (and over 100 stories) of printable or online readers for young learners that feature exciting, real-life students and stories that focus on diversity and multiculturalism. The levels go from beginner to advanced.

Each reader has:

- a story about someone (both genders, multi-ethnic and culturally diverse) students can identify and relate to in a real-world context

- comprehension questions

- a closure puzzle, word scramble or activity

How to use English Avenue Readers

- Go to http://www.englishavenue.com/index.php

1. Read the story as individuals and as a class. Check vocabulary comprehension.

2. Have students write FULL sentences (not yes or no).

3. Give the choice if they want to work as individuals, pairs or groups to complete the puzzle, word scramble or closure activity.

Your class will LOVE these readers.

Multiculturalism and Diversity Activity Bank

Some ideas on how to build diversity, community and multiculturalism in your class:

- Introduce the concept with something that comes in multiple flavors or colors, like colored pencils, pieces of paper, jelly beans or candy. Explain in Georgian that there are many different kinds and flavors, but in the end, they are the same kind of candy or thing. Good review of the colors as well. Another idea is to take a piece of paper (or something that can't be destroyed when all together - like sticks) and have a student rip it in half. Take LOTS of sheets of paper, and have the same student try to do the same. Then explain in Georgian: We're all different, but when we work together, we are strong!
- Show examples of other cultures in your classroom, or examples of other cultures in Georgian life.
- Create artwork (here are some examples, but get creative!). Construct bodies with multi-ethnic images (cut out magazine images, introduce body vocabulary, and have your students reassemble the images by head, legs, arms as you (or a student) calls out vocabulary. Build images from lots of different parts. Everyone is mixed up and looks different, but everyone is still the same.
- Use music from around the world in different languages when you're working.
- Play games where the whole class has to work together.
- Crazy Musical Chairs. It's the same as the old version, but instead of people being out, everyone has to stay in and try to figure out how to stay on the chairs that remain by working together. 20 students, 19 chairs. 20 students, 18 chairs. It gets crazy so tell the students to be careful.
- Play a game of silent balloon volleyball (have a net in the middle of your classroom) where everyone has to go around on their knees. Students learn quickly that being impaired and not being able to communicate is very difficult. Make sure they know they are a team and to be careful not to hurt each other.
- Have students learn right and left. Build a maze in your room and then blindfold one student. He/she can not touch anything to find his/her way. Have the other students give directions to get through the maze. Remember, it's not a competition. Go left! Go right! The others are trying to work together to safely get the blind-folded student through the maze without touching the sides. Be careful.

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Family, body, senses and feelings - step-by-step instructions (for young learners)

How do I teach diversity and multiculturalism to young learners (and still stay in national curriculum!?!?!?) The national curriculum requires 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 graders (on different levels) to begin to use vocabulary related with family, body, the senses and feelings. Here you go! Use multi-ethnic images and images of different families. Use respectful images of disabled children for families and parts of the body, use vocabulary for the senses and feelings to express the ideas of respect, happiness and love for ourselves and everyone in our community. Here's where you can find ALL the material you need and fit it in with your textbooks. ESL Feelings Worksheets

The Power of Women (downloadable Powerpoint, video) adaptable for 5-6 graders and teenagers

The Power of Women

More PowerPoint presentations from aquaskaya

The Power of Women Worksheet (handout and lyrics) - Have students use your computer lab and research these people to build computer and reseach skills. Where are/were they from? What did they do? - Use the video to reinforce grammar points, or to correct the worksheet. Assessment: have student construct sentences with the grammar pattern and vocabulary.

Older and higher-level students: What makes a person great? What has usually been the role of women in most societies? - Create a fill-in-the-gap worksheet for older learners with whatever grammar point you're working with from the lyrics "Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves"

++Reading and Writing Strategies: Diversity and Multiculturalism

It's OK to Be Different

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